Broad-headed Snake
Hoplocephalus bungaroides
- Venom
- Venomous
- Constrictor
- Not documented
- Type
- Elapid
- Family
- Elapidae
- Genus
- Hoplocephalus
- Continents
- Oceania
- Countries
- 1
- How common
- Recorded in 42 places on iNaturalist
About
Broad-headed Snake (Hoplocephalus bungaroides) is a venomous elapid of the family Elapidae, found in Australia. It lives in habitats such as subtropical forest, broadleaf forest, eucalyptus forest, woodland and 8 more. Recorded in 42 places on iNaturalist.
Where it lives
Native range
Habitats
Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.
Related snakes
- Pale-headed Snake Hoplocephalus bitorquatus
- Stephen's Banded Snake Hoplocephalus stephensii
- Managalas Plateau Snake Toxicocalamus pumehanae
- West African Banded Cobra Naja savannula
- Wall's Sind Krait Bungarus walli
- Toxicocalamus buegersi
- Western Turtle-headed Sea Snake Emydocephalus orarius
- Guangxi Coral Snake Sinomicrurus peinani
- Sinomicrurus nigriventer
- Pilbara Hooded Snake Suta gaikhorstorum
- Mt Simpson Forest Snake Toxicocalamus mattisoni
- Sinomicrurus houi
Stay safe: a photo or a web page can never tell you for certain that a snake is harmless. Keep your distance, never handle a wild snake, and get medical help straight away after any bite.